Automotive vehicle with radio equipment



March 21, 1933. J w 0555 1,902,802

AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE WITH RADIO EQUIPMENT Filed Jan. 29, 1930 Patented Mar. 21, 1933;

UNITED STATES PAT-E i JOHN w. HOBBS, or ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, AssIeNOR T0 MECHANICS uiewensnqoim COMPANY, or ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, A oORPO A'rIoN or ILLINOIS AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE wrrn RADIO nQ IrmRiqr V Application filed January 29,1930. Serial N0. 424,435.

provision of a motion transmitting means which is in turning relation to the tuning memberof a radio receiving set, this motion transmitting means being inclusive of an actuating portion mounted upon the instrument board and passing through the dashboard and another portion operable bythe first and connected therewith forwardly of the dashboard and passing beneath the fioor of the vehicle into turning engagement with the tuning member of the receiving set. In the preferred embodiment of the invention the motion transmitting means is inclusive of a motion transmitting shaft mounted in the dashboard and instrument board and extending forwardly beyond the dashboard and accessible for operation at the instrument board, a driving pulley upon the forward end of said shaft, a driving pulle coupled with the tuning member of the ra io receiving set and a belt passing beneath the floor of the automotive vehicle and over said pulleys. The belt is inclusive of two springs,-one in each of its stretches, that serve tomaintain said belt stretches taut, whereby move- 7 ment of the aforesaid shaft is accurately communicated to the tuning member of the radio set.

I will explain my invention more fully by reference to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation illustrating the preferred embodiment thereof; Fig.2 is a-perspective view of the arrangement illustrated in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a. View looking toward the rear and showing the motion transmitting mechanism where it is located at the front side of the dashboard.

Theportion of the automotive vehicle illustratedis ofa construction which is com mon in automobiles. =It is inclusive of. an engine hood portion 1, a WindshieldQ, an upright instrument board 3, a dashboard'fi forward of the instrument board and flooring 5 ex tending from the dashboard and beneath the seat 6. The usual steering column 7 issho wn together with the 'steeringhand wheel v8 at.

the upper end of the steering column. "The radio receiving set is generally indicated :at f- 9. it is inclusive of'ja tuning membericomprising a ,plurality of Ycondensers whose stators 10 are stationarily'mounte'd within the radio 'receiving cabinet and whose rotors. =11 aremounted upon a commonishaft 12 which is suitably journaled upon the casing. This shaft is provided with: a. pulley 13 whereby it, together with the condenser rotors thereon,- may be turned; A motion transmitting shaftliis mountedin the dash-.

board 4 and instrument board 3. 7 It is" procarries a sprocket pulley 16. A belt passes over the pulleys 13 and 16 to turn the pulley vided with a dialing'knob 15 which faces the r seat .6 to be conveniently operable by an occupantof the'seat. The shaft14 extends V forwardly beyond the dashboard where'it is also inclusive of a cord or belt 18 which may be made of bronze braided wire, Idler pulleys 19, 20 and 21 are provided at and beneath the floor of thevehicle over which thebelt 18 passes. 'Ea'ch stretch of said belt is inclusive of a coiled spring 22 which couples the belt portion 18 with the chain 17 There is thus a composite belt which is inclusive of two springs, one at each stretch of the belt, which are normally under tension to maintain the stretches of the belt taut and thereby eliminate lost motion between the shaft 14 and the pulley 13. The slightest tuning movement which is imparted to the knob 15 thus is assured. of a counterpart in the tuning member of the receiving set. I The receiving set is desirably received within an openin that is formed in the horizontal portion 0 the floor and beneath the seat 6. When the set is thus disposed it occupies no space that ordinarily might be desired for I belt being inclusive'of two springs one in V r V eacho'fits stretches and serving to maintain 4 said belt stretches, taut whereby. movement of the=aforesaid shaft is accurately comc municated' to the? tuning member of the radio 2.'The' combination with an automotive 1 vehicle having a dashboard and an instrument .boardat therear of the dashboard and e ing forwardly beyond'rthe dashboard and other use.

Changesmay be made without departing from the invention; 7

Having thus described my invention, 1'

claim l. Thelcombination with. an automotive vehiclehaving a dashboard and an instrumentiboard at the rear of the dashboard; of

a radio receiving set'carri'ed'by the vehicle and which is inclusive of a tuning member that 1s vmounted to turn; a motion transmitting shaft mountedin the'dashboard and instrument board and extending forwardly, beyond the dashboard and accessible for ope eration at the instrument board; a driving pulley uponthe forwardend of said shaft; av drivingpulley' coupled 'with the.tuning member of the radio receiving'set; and a r belt passing beneath: the floor of the automotive vehiole. and over said pulleys, said a seat to th'e rear of the instrumentboard;

I of a radio receiving set carried by the vehicle beneath said seat and which is inclusive of-a I tuning member that is mounted torturnya motion transmittingshaft mounted invthe dashboard and instrument board and'extend [accessible 'for operationat, the instrument board; a driving pulley upon the forward end of said shaft;.a driving pulley coupled with the tuning member o-f the radioreceiv- I ing set; and a belt passing beneath the floor of the automotive :vehicle and-over said pulleys, said belt being inclusive' of two 7' springs one in each ofits stretches; and serv- .1 ,ing'to maintain said belt vstretchesfltaut whereby movement ofthe aforesaid shaft-is accurately communicatedto thetuningmember'of the radio set..

In Witness. whereof, I hereuntosubscribe myname.

I Jo N'wI-JioBBs, 

